Online Courses

UCI Summer Session offers a significant number of high-quality online courses from over 14 different schools and programs. These courses have been specifically designed for online delivery and have been rigorously vetted, approved, and optimized to provide the best possible learning experience. Online courses provide students flexibility to earn academic credit and make progress toward major and minor degree requirements from anywhere.

Enrolling in Online Courses

• Enrollment opens on March 1st, 2026. Visit our How to Register page for important information and deadlines.
• Select a course from the Online Course listing below and follow the steps to enroll.

Asynchronous & Synchronous Online Courses

Asynchronous Online courses – Courses listed as online have been formally developed for online offering. The vast majority of these courses do not have any required course meetings times. Asynchronous courses will be listed without a meeting time or location.

Synchronous Online courses – There are some formally developed online courses that do require some synchronous meetings and activities for students. Synchronous courses will be listed with a course meeting time and location of ONLINE. Students have the responsibility to be aware of any listed course meeting time when enrolling in courses. Students will be required to participate and attend courses during the listed meeting time. Students should not enroll in online and/or on campus courses if course meeting times overlap. There will be no exceptions or accommodations given by instructors or Summer Session due to scheduling conflicts.

Exams for Online Courses

Asynchronous Exams – Online courses may require the completion of exams online. These exams may have set dates for completion but large windows to accommodate flexibility for students. For example, a course may have a final exam on Tuesday, July 28th, with a window of 8am to 10pm for students to complete. Students may have a set time to complete the test once they begin, but they can begin anytime within this window.

Synchronous Exams – Online courses with exams scheduled at set time that are completed online. These courses will be listed with a set course meeting time with an ONLINE location which will reflect the set times for any exams. An additional note will be listed on the course. Students will be required to participate and attend courses during the listed meeting time. Students should not enroll in online and/or on campus courses if course meeting times overlap. There will be no exceptions or accommodations given by instructors or Summer Session due to scheduling conflicts.

Proctored Synchronous Exams – Online courses may use third-party services to assist with exam facilitation such as ProctorU. These courses will be listed with a set course meeting time with an ONLINE location which will reflect the set times for any exams. An additional note will be listed on courses utilizing these services. Students should not enroll in online and/or on campus courses if course meeting times overlap. There will be no exceptions or accommodations given by instructors or Summer Session due to scheduling conflicts.

This service allows test-takes to complete their exams, while still ensuring academic integrity for the institution. Test-takes can take exams from home, work, or anywhere with reliable internet access while utilizing a computer and webcam. Courses with proctored online exams will require a nominal fee for the proctoring of these exams. All proctored online exam fees are the responsibility of the student.

In-person Exams – Online courses may require in-person on-campus exams. These courses will be listed with a set course meeting time with an on-campus location which will reflect the set times and location for any exams. An additional note will be listed on the course. Students should not enroll in online and/or on campus courses if course meeting times overlap. There will be no exceptions or accommodations given by instructors or Summer Session due to scheduling conflicts.

If an online course requires an on-campus exam, and you are not within driving distance of the UCI campus (anywhere outside of Southern California), you can ask your professor about taking the exam at a remote testing location. Once you have discussed this request with your professor and have received permission, the UCI Academic Testing Center will assist you with finding a remote testing location. Please note, you must make arrangements for a remote testing location several weeks in advance before the exam date or this request cannot be arranged. All remote testing fees are the responsibility of the student.